Packet 4: Bonus 20
Two parents describe this man as salao, the worst form of unlucky. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this man who consistently dreams of lions on a beach. He often speaks to his young friend and apprentice about the "great" Joe DiMaggio.
ANSWER: Santiago [prompt on "the old man" or "the protagonist of The Old Man and the Sea" and equivalents]
[10h] In The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago reminisces about competing in this activity from Sunday morning to Monday. After Santiago bests a person from Cienfuegos in this activity, people began calling him "The Champion."
ANSWER: arm-wrestling [accept "hand game"; prompt on wrestling]
[10e] The Old Man and the Sea was written by this modernist American author.
ANSWER: Ernest Hemingway [or Ernest Miller Hemingway]
<Literature - American, Hari Ananthakrishnan> | VAULT II Packet 04
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An even worse idea | They fuck you up your buzz and neg | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Hoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish? | Ted Offensive | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| I have no buzzer and I must neg | Armand duplantis fan club | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Mountain Dew is Better | Jeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Ostia Orcas | Not Just Biking | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| PC Chris Master Race | Michael Touse-Squid | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| They'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These Days | The Young Jits | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Virginia Tech | Booz Allen Interns | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✕ | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✕ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |